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AGREEMENT WITH FREEDMEN

This Agreement, made this 22 day of August, A.D. 1865, by and between G.G. Horton of the County of Pontotoc, and State of Mississippi, of the first part, and the person hereinafter named and undersigned, Freedmen of the same place, part....hereto of the second part Gim & Millee his wife Aggy Daughter.

WITNESSETH, [strikethrough]That for the purpose of cultivating the Plantation known as the[Strikethrough]..., in the ... aforesaid, during the year commencing on the 22 day of August, A. D. 1865, and terminating on the 1st day of January, 1866. The said G.G. Horton, party of the first part, in consideration of the promises and conditions hereinafter mentioned on the part of the second part, agrees to furnish to the said laborers and those rightfully dependent on them, free of charge, clothing and food of good quality and sufficient quantity; good and sufficient quarters; medical attendance when necessary, and kind and humane treatment. for theare labor and $2.00 per month payable at the end of each month as full pay for theare labor.


And it is Further Agreed, That in case the said G.G. Horton shall fail, neglect or refuse to fulfill any of the obligations assumed by him, or shall furnish said part....of the second part with insufficient food or clothing, or be guilty of cruelty to them, he shall, besides the legal recourse left to the party or parties aggrieved, render this contract liable to annulment by the Provost Marshal of Freedmen. And it is agreed on the part of the party of the second part, that they will each well and faithfully perform such labor as the said G.G. Horton may require of them for the time aforesaid, not exceeding ten hours per day in the summer and nine hours in the winter; and in case any laborer shall absent themselves from, or shall neglect or refuse to perform the labor herein promised, and the fact shall be proven to the satisfaction of the proper officer, the party so offending shall be punished in such manner as the Provost Marshal shall deem proper.

In Testimony Whereof, The said parties have affixed their names to this AGREEMENT at Lalliburler [?], Pontotoc, State of Mississippi, on the day and date aforesaid.
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|Name|Age|No. of Dependents.|Remarks.|
|---|---|---|---|   
|G.G. Horton|  |   |
Gim his marke X|73|3|Thease collard people are ould and inferm in some degree  Millee is unheltha|
Millee hir marke X|51|   |   |
Aggy hir marke X|11|   |   |